Drake On Top Again In Billboard Artist 100

The Billboard 200
Chart, dated the 28th of July, saw Drake spend a third
consecutive week at the top of rankings. This was also his 29th
appearance at No. 1 in the United States chart, with his latest album
called ‘Scorpion’, spending a third week at No. 1 in the
Billboard 200 Albums chart as well. Drake has his grips on the No. 1
position in a third chart as well, as his single ‘In My Feelings’
was at the summit for the second week. The single also managed to
break the record for streaming during the week.

The Artist 100
Chart is calculated using multiple metrics that measure activity of
artists. These metrics include consumption of music, along with track
and album sales, streaming and airplay numbers, as well as
interaction with fans and followers on social media. A weekly ranking
of popularity is thus formed by combining these dimensions.

The only artist
to spend more weeks at No. 1 on the Artist 100 Chart than Drake, is
Taylor Swift, who, since the chart started in 2014, has managed 36
weeks atop the rankings. Drake follows her at 29 weeks, with The
Weeknd coming in at a distant third at 15 weeks. At No. 4 are Justin
Bieber and Ed Sheeran with 11 weeks each. Rounding off the top 5 is
Adele, who has spent 10 weeks at the summit of the Artist 100 chart.

Meanwhile, following Drake in the Artist 200 chart, is Post Malone
who comes in at No. 2. At No. 3 is Imagine Dragons that rise two
places from No. 5. Ariana Grande has leapt 8 places from No. 12 to
finish at No. 4, with her new single ‘God Is a Woman’ debuting at
No. 11 in the Hot 100. Finally, at No. 5 is Cardi B, who has climbed
up a place from No. 6. The rest of the top 10 include: XXXTENTACION,
BTS, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, and Ed Sheeran.

Additionally, the
movie soundtrack of ‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again’ has helped ABBA
land at No. 75 in the Artist 100 weekly rankings. The album itself
has found a place at No. 20 in the Billboard 200 Albums chart.
According to Nielsen Music, the set has earned equivalent album units
totaling at 19,000. The music sales comprising of album, as well as,
digital song downloads of the pop act, have also seen a boost of 57
percent, as compared to last week.